Collar



June 28, 1932. F. 1 HERMANN COLLAR Filed Nov. s, 1930 INJENTOR ATTORNEY Patented June 28, 1932 UNITED STAT COLLAR Application filed November 3, 1930. Serial No. 493,170.

An object of this invention is the provision of a soft turn-down collar for soft shirts, in which the collar may be readily stitched to the neck band of a shirt, or buttoned thereto in the usual manner, and wherein the collar is so constructed as to assure the collar always retaining its upright condition and perfect shape and which also insures the free guiding of the strap portion of the necktie between the folds of the collar, so that the tie can be artistically knotted.

A further object is to provide a pocket at one of the front ends of the collar band for receiving a collar button so that tne button is prevented from contacting the neck of the user and danger of the dropping of the button from the band is eliminated.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing:

Figure l is an inner face view of the iinproved collar in open position.

Figure 2 is a sectional View approximately on the line 2 2 of Figure l.

Figure 8 is a similar sectional View on the line 3 3 of Figure l.

Figure a is a similar sectional view on the line 4 4 of Figure l.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view of a shirt with the collar attached thereto.

As disclosed by the drawing l form a pocket A at one of the front ends of the outer neck portion or strip 2 of the collar. The strip 2 is provided with a button hole 3 which communicates with the pocket A so that when a collar button is passed through the button hole the base of the button will be located in the pocket and can not contact with the neck of the user, and further wherein danger of the button accidentally leaving the button hole is practically eliminated.

The base or neck band of the collar comprises three separate and distinct strips, the strip 2 being centrally folded upon itself and having its upper or outer edges as well as its ends rolled and stitched, the second outer strip l being likewise formed, while the intermediate strip 5 also comprises two folds and the said strip is provided by extending the fold portion 6 of the collar proper between the strips 2 and 4, and stitching the same by the threads that attach the rolled or folded ends of the strips 2 and By this arrangement it will be noted that the neck band and base of the collar are materially strengthened so that the collar will at all times retain its proper shape. The neck portion or band of the shirt l may be stitched to the strip 5, and the second or left hand end of the base of the collar has button hole 8 that passes through all of the folds of the strips comprising the base and which button hole receives therethrough the head of the button whose shank passes through the button hole 3.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a p permanently attached collar is provided and the intermediate portion of the collar has at one end an extension which is attached to the ends of the side strips. rlhe opposite end of the collar is devoid of an extension and the opposite ends of the side strips are connected together beyond the said end edge of the body of the collar. rlhe last mentioned ends of the side strips have registering button holes and one of the side strips at the other end of the collar has a button hole. Therefore, the button does not pass completely through the ends of the collar when fastened and the ends of the collar are not crowded upon the button. By reason of this arrangement, the intermediate portion of the collar is connected with the button at one end only and the side strips will serve to hold the body of the collar in shape while the body of the collar serves as a reinforcement for the neck band.

Having described the invention, l claim:

A permanently attached collar comprising an inner neck band strip folded upon itself and ent-ended to form the body of the collar, said strip having an extension at one end only, said strip adapted to be attached to a garment, side strips folded upon themselves and attached to the inner strip and the extension thereof, said side strips being joined together along end edges which extend beyond one end of the body of the collar and the extension at the other end thereof, the first mentioned end portions of the side strips having registering button holes and the end portion of one of the side strips at the extension of the body of the collar having a button hole.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FREDERICK L. HERMANN. 

